# 1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup

The 1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup was the seventh edition of FIBA's new competition, running from 15 November 1977 to 21 April 1978. It was contested by 32 teams, five more than in the previous edition.
Partizan defeated Bosna in a Yugoslav civil final to become the competition's champion for first time. This title was the third consecutive in a row for a Yugoslav team.

## Season teams

| Country | Teams | Clubs (ranking in 1976–77 national league) | Clubs (ranking in 1976–77 national league) | Clubs (ranking in 1976–77 national league) | Clubs (ranking in 1976–77 national league) |
| France | 4 | Berck | Moderne | Nice | Orthez |
| Greece | 4 | Panellinios | AEK | Panionios | Aris |
| Italy | 4 | Cinzano Milano | Xerox Milano | Emerson Genova | Scavolini Pesaro |
| Spain | 4 | Caja Rural Canarias | Juventud Freixenet | Centro Natación Helios | Askatuak |
| Yugoslavia | 4 | Bosna | Partizan | Cibona | Beko Beograd |
| West Germany | 3 | 1.FC Bamberg | SSV Hagen | Wolfenbüttel |
| Austria | 2 | Progress Graz | Maximarkt Wels |
| Israel | 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | Hapoel Gvat/Yagur |
| Turkey | 2 | İTÜ | Şeker |
| Belgium | 1 | Anderlecht |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | Inter Slovnaft |
| Poland | 1 | Resovia Rzeszów |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| SSV Hagen | 198–159 | Caja Rural Canarias | 88–67 | 110–92 |
| Xerox Milano | 213–138 | Maximarkt Wels | 121–68 | 93–70 |
| Nice | 160–150 | Hapoel Gvat/Yagur | 88–84 | 72–66 |
| Orthez | 151–192 | Juventud Freixenet | 72–76 | 79–116 |
| Anderlecht | 185–190 | Partizan | 98–80 | 87–110 |
| Şeker | 163–176 | Inter Slovnaft | 86–70 | 77–106 |
| Centro Natación Helios | 178–245 | Cinzano Milano | 102–105 | 76–140 |
| Berck | 162–157 | Askatuak | 88–87 | 74–70 |
| Beko Beograd | 195–148 | Progress Graz | 115–67 | 80–81 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | 188–192 | Cibona | 85–83 | 103–109 |
| Panellinios | 124–159 | Scavolini Pesaro | 77–67 | 47–92 |
| Emerson Genova | 157–146 | Wolfenbüttel | 83–72 | 74–74 |
| Moderne | 180–117 | Aris | 98–46 | 82–71 |
| AEK | 152–139 | 1.FC Bamberg | 68–62 | 84–77 |
| Resovia Rzeszów | 177–165 | Panionios | 93–63 | 84–102 |
| Bosna | 4–0* | İTÜ | 2–0 | 2–0 |
*İTÜ withdrew before the first leg, and Bosna received a forfeit (2–0) in both games.

## Round of 16

Key to colors :
* Top place in each group advance to semifinals
| Group A TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Partizan 61042573521+52 2. Nice 61042526503+23 3. Emerson Genova 69335075070 4. AEK 6715451526−75 | Group B TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Bosna 61042619572+47 2. Berck 61042580566+14 3. Scavolini Pesaro 6933557590−33 4. Inter Slovnaft 6715558586−28 |
| Group C TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Juventud Freixenet 61260555472+83 2. Beko Beograd 6933522541−19 3. Xerox Milano 6824557547+10 4. SSV Hagen 6715530604−74 | Group D TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD 1. Cinzano Milano 61042546494+53 2. Moderne 61042555505+50 3. Cibona 61042537520+17 4. Resovia Rzeszów 6606435554−119 |

## Semi finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Juventud Freixenet | 209–216 | Partizan | 114–109 | 95–107 |
| Cinzano Milano | 160–177 | Bosna | 79–76 | 81–101 |

## Final

21 March 1978, Sportska dvorana Borik, Banja Luka
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Partizan | 117–110 | Bosna |
* 1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup Champions
* Partizan 1st title